Scottish Business Insider

Insider.co.uk is the online platform for Scottish Business Insider, which is the oldest business magazine in Scotland. Launched in April 1984, Scottish Business Insider has been a trusted source for the Scottish business community for over three decades. Recognized as a leading business-to-business magazine, Insider provides valuable insights, including a list of Scotland's Top 500 companies, quarterly updates on corporate transactions, and profiles of emerging talents and influential figures in both public and private sectors.

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£40 million for crisis-hit Dundee University

3 days ago | insider.co.uk | Craig Meighan

The Education Secretary has announced £40m in funding for crisis-hit Dundee University. Jenny Gilruth said the money has been agreed “in principle” and will be given out over a two-year academic period. She said the Scottish Government had used a special power to order the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), which usually issues cash independently, to give the award directly to Dundee, due to the “exceptional circumstances” surrounding the university.
Scottish housebuilding starts plunge to lowest level since 2012

4 days ago | insider.co.uk | Craig Meighan

Housebuilding across Scotland has continued to plunge, as figures reveal new projects are at their lowest level since 2012. The number of housebuilding starts in 2024-25 decreased by 11% compared to the year before – a fall of 1,906 homes. The number of houses being completed decreased by 4%, a reduction of 746.
Perth council confirms £97 million investment in leisure facilities

1 week ago | insider.co.uk | Kathryn Anderson

Perth and Kinross Council has voted to build Perth’s new leisure centre PH2O at Thimblerow, as part of a £97m investment in local leisure facilities. Revised plans for PH2O now include flumes and a larger splashpad play area, and for Capability Scotland to relocate its Upper Springland facilities to the Glover Street site. At a meeting on 18 June, councillors voted by 24 votes to 15 in favour of the proposals tabled before them.
Murray offers guarantee on UK funding for Rolls-Royce welding skills centre

1 week ago | insider.co.uk | Neil Pooran

The UK Government will step in to provide funding for a Rolls-Royce welding skills centre, following Scottish ministers’ refusal to back the proposal. Scottish Secretary Ian Murray offered his guarantee that the UK Government would step in, via the Ministry of Defence, to ensure the investment is made. Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has signalled the Scottish Government will not be changing its “principled” position on providing public money for the defence industry.
University principal resigns after criticism in report into financial crisis

1 week ago | insider.co.uk | Craig Paton

The interim principal of the University of Dundee has resigned after the publication of a report on the financial crisis which has engulfed the institution. Professor Shane O’Neill apologised to those impacted by the issues facing the university – which last year announced it was wrestling with a £35m black hole.
Napier spin-out aims to tackle impersonation scams

1 week ago | insider.co.uk | Peter A Walker

A team of Edinburgh Napier University cyber security researchers have taken their fight against impersonation scams to the next level – after setting up their own company. LastingAsset has become the latest to spin out from the university's School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment. It started out as a project to protect digital assets, before the founding team adapted the technology to tackle imposter calls.
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar pauses visitor levy plan

1 week ago | insider.co.uk | Peter A Walker

Plans for a visitor levy across the Western Isles have been put on hold. A report to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar councillors said a cost benefit analysis suggested a tourist tax would have "marginal benefits" and could potentially harm the islands' tourism economy. Officers said the pause would also allow time for a potential introduction of a "point-of-entry" levy, which could be charged at ports and airports.
£14 million farmer grants scheme to open next month

1 week ago | insider.co.uk | Craig Paton

A £14m scheme to provide grants to farmers will open next month. The programme, opening for applicants on 14 July, will provide capital funding for those new to agriculture, as well as young farmers, those with small operations and tenant farmers. The Future Farming Investment Scheme will provide cash for green projects and those which will increase efficiency, with up to £20,000 available – potentially as a 100% grant.
Glasgow high-rise student flats approved

1 week ago | insider.co.uk | Peter A Walker

A high-rise student accommodation development near the Clyde has been given the go ahead, as objectors to the scheme appeared to be branded “mental” during a hearing. Councillors on Glasgow’s planning committee have approved Graham Investment Projects’ £70m bid to build a 25-storey residence on the site of a former office building at Hydepark Street, which collapsed earlier this year.
BAE given £9.2 million to create 300 shipbuilding jobs

1 week ago | insider.co.uk | Peter A Walker

Funding of £9.22m has been awarded to BAE Systems to support a training and skills academy. The Scottish Enterprise support will form part of a project to modernise its shipyards on the Clyde, creating around 300 new jobs and securing over a thousand more. It is part of a wider £300m investment by BAE Systems which includes a new shipbuilding facility and the adoption of pioneering manufacturing technologies to improve productivity.